Friday, 7 March 2025 () Actor Gene Hackman, 95, died from heart disease a week after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65, succumbed to hantavirus. Hackman, suffering from advanced Alzheimer's, was likely unaware of her death or could not get help. Found in their New Mexico home, both deaths were deemed natural with one passing away due to a viral infection, the hantavirus, and the other death occurring from heart disease.
Gene Hackman died from hypertensive atherosclerosis cardiovascular disease, with Alzheimer’s as a contributing factor. His wife, Betsy Arakawa Hackman, succumbed to hantavirus one week earlier. The..
There are still "loopholes" to close in the investigation into Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa's deaths but investigators are satisfied they have found the causes of death.
Gene Hackman's nephew Tim Hackman doesn't want to give credence to "negative theories" surrounding the mysterious deaths of the Hollywood icon and his wife Betsy Arakawa.
Authorities misidentified a deceased dog during the investigation of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa's deaths. Their kelpie mix, Zinna, did not survive, though... IndiaTimes